Index: elflink.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/src/src/bfd/elflink.c,v
retrieving revision 1.136.2.3
diff -u -p -r1.136.2.3 elflink.c
--- elflink.c	27 Apr 2005 16:47:24 -0000	1.136.2.3
+++ elflink.c	10 Jun 2005 13:42:38 -0000
@@ -9068,6 +9068,8 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct b
   gc_mark_hook = get_elf_backend_data (abfd)->gc_mark_hook;
   for (sub = info->input_bfds; sub != NULL; sub = sub->link_next)
     {
+      bfd_boolean has_gcc_except_table = FALSE;
+      asection *eh_frame = NULL;
       asection *o;
 
       if (bfd_get_flavour (sub) != bfd_target_elf_flavour)
@@ -9081,11 +9083,29 @@ bfd_elf_gc_sections (bfd *abfd, struct b
 		 orphaned FDEs so don't mark sections referenced by the
 		 EH frame section.  */  
 	      if (strcmp (o->name, ".eh_frame") == 0)
-		o->gc_mark = 1;
+	        {
+		  o->gc_mark = 1;
+		  eh_frame = o;
+		}
 	      else if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, o, gc_mark_hook))
 		return FALSE;
 	    }
+
+	  /* Detect .gcc_except_table.* sections in the input file.  */
+	  if (!has_gcc_except_table
+	      && strncmp (o->name, ".gcc_except_table", 17) == 0)
+	    has_gcc_except_table = TRUE;
 	}
+
+      /* If we have not detected .gcc_except_table.* sections in the input
+	 file, that probably means the target uses a specific section for
+	 the EH tables.  Play safe and let .eh_frame mark the sections it
+	 really needs, since we will not be able to do it explicitly.  */
+      if (eh_frame && !has_gcc_except_table)
+        {
+	  if (!_bfd_elf_gc_mark (info, eh_frame, gc_mark_hook))
+	    return FALSE;
+        }
     }
 
   /* ... and mark SEC_EXCLUDE for those that go.  */